You’re almost certainly in the instance of purchasing your first car, or, you want to buy a new car but you don’t really know which model to go for. While doing your second hand car investigation you have almost certainly realized that the Peugeot Rifter of “companies” are less expensive to buy and appears to be an interesting option. Nevertheless, these Peugeot Rifter only have 2 seats and will therefore require a transformation to allow you to enjoy them like a classic car. We are going to discover in this article how to convert a 2-seater Peugeot Rifter into a 5-seater , to do this, first, we will make a brief explanation of the main key guidelines that must be taken, then, we will discover what are the modifications to be done on the car, then in a second step, what are the administrative steps to be taken to finalize the conversion of your Peugeot Rifter company into a 5-seater.

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The main key guidelines to convert a Peugeot Rifter 2-seater into a 5-seater

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Here is the list of the main lines to follow if you want to to pass your Peugeot Rifter company or commercial in 5 places:

  • Add the missing seats and seat belts.
  • Get the certificate of conformity from the manufacturer
  • Take his Peugeot Rifter to the roadworthiness assessment to have the changes checked
  • To run his car through mine control.
  • Report to your insurance company about the change in the car.

Modifications to be done on the car to convert a Peugeot Rifter 2-seater into a 5-seater

We will therefore begin our article on the transformation of a Peugeot Rifter 2-seater into a 5-seater with the modifications to be carried out directly on the car in order to enable it to be recognized as a Peugeot Rifter 5-seater.

Convert its Peugeot Rifter to 5 seaters on his own

If you want to do most of the process on your own, you should know that it will be challenging. Indeed, the manufacturers make the transformation of the so-called “company”/commercial Peugeot Rifter easy only for the manufacturers, here are the reasons:

  • You will have to obtain a certificate of conformity, which will necessitate a visit to the car by a specialist.
  • Buy a complete kit to transform your Peugeot Rifter into a 5-seater (belts/seats)
  • Fit the kit as indicated by the tightening standards (torque)

For all these reasons, it is more convenient to ask an approved auto mechanic who will conduct these actions in compliance with the manufacturer’s requirements.
If you still desire to carry out the transformation of your new Peugeot Rifter on your own, contact the car breakdowns in your region to find the required parts and look for manufacturer information relating to the tightening and fitting of seats and belts.

Have the conversion conducted by a specialist

If you want to convert your Peugeot Rifter 2-seater into a 5-seater at a specialist, you have made the simplest decision. Obviously, he will have a easier access to the parts catalogue and will be able to deliver you the certificate of conformity and will let you to execute the following steps without the slightest apprehension.

The administrative steps that must be taken to convert a Peugeot Rifter into 5 places

Now that we have seen the first technical steps in the transformation of a Peugeot Rifter 2-seater into a 5-seater, we will now tackle the administrative stage.

The different steps to be performed in order to have one’s Peugeot Rifter 2 places approved as a 5 places

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You will learn down below, the different steps to follow in order to be ok with the law to drive your Peugeot Rifter converted into 5 seats..:

  • After the changes done on your Peugeot Rifter, you have one month to make a change of car registration , so it will be vital to adhere to all the steps quickly.
  • You have to bring the car to pass the roadworthiness test , which is compulsory following a change on a vehicle.
  • Take the car to the mine so that they can testify to the change in the number of seats in your Peugeot Rifter li>
  • Apply for a new car registration card at your prefecture

Price of the conversion of a Peugeot Rifterinto 5 places

Finally last part, to give you a good idea of the cost that the passage of a Peugeot Rifter 2 seats to 5 seats can be, it is important to know that a kit seats plus installation will cost you at a dealer on average 2500 to 3500 euros and that it is crucial to add to that the technical control, the passage to the mine and the new car registration. So think well before buying your Peugeot Rifter company or commercial, whether it is financially interesting for you.

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